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lutz
11-03-2008, 03:28 PM
UPDATE:I ran the trails a week ago to see the time it would take.

Las Chiches trail:Is the longest due to some over the road travel with a time of 2 and half hours round trip.

Pine Mountain Road:This trail starts on the way back from Las Chiches trail . Never been able to do this trail in full due to my rover doesn't look like she will make up it with out a winch and if you mess up your falling down a cliff..Some pics of a jeep doing it http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/BruceHotAirRubi/?albumview=slideshow

Garcia ridge:This one is a fast trail with it only half mile from camp bout 40min if no spotting is needed.Will need to limit how many truck are on the trail at one time due to there are few trun outs and dead ends.



Hey guys just gauging interest on a NCLR surf n turf trip to Pismo.Instead of camping on the beach we would camp at Hi mountain camp.Which is about 30 min from Pismo right above lake Lopez.There are few good trails up at hi mountain and the surrounding areas.Friday and Saturday morning would be trail runs then if we have time Saturday evening we would go down to the dunes or just do a day on the dunes Sunday.http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres/recreation/ohv/slrd/


Camp ground:
Hi Mountain Campground:
Location: Pozo/La Panza Area
Description: Nestled in large grove of oaks. Close to the Santa Lucia and Garcia Wildernesses.
Number of Sites: 11 units
Directions: From San Luis Obispo: Hwy 101, 8 miles north, Hwy 58, 3 miles east, Pozo Rd. 16 miles southeast, Forest road 30S05, 4 miles southwest. Alternate route: 10 miles northeast of Arroyo Grande Forest Service Station off Pozo-Hi Mountain Rd.
Activities: Hunting, near access to Santa Lucia and Garcia Wilderness, off-highway vehicle opportunities
Facilities: Table, barbecue or fire ring, vault toilet, trailer up to 16 ft
Special Rules: Campfire Use Site
Fees: Adventure Pass ($5/day or $30/year), or Annual Interagency Pass, Senior Interagency Pass, or Interagency Access Pass.
Reservations: First come, first served.
Seasonal Use: All year, see note under helpful hints.
Helpful Hints: Forest Road 30S05 may be impassable when Salinas River is high, use alternate route noted above. Bring your own water.


Trail map.Trails would be Garcia Ridge ,Las Chiches and Pine Mountain Road .


Garcia ridge:This ridge top route starts at the Hi Mountain and Pozo/Arroyo Grande Road and dead ends at the Garcia Wilderness boundary. This intermediate route is open to all OHV riders.


Las Chiches trail:From the intersection of Five Points, this trail has several steep sections that are best suited for intermediate to advanced riders. This route mostly follows ridge tops and provides the rider with some outstanding vistas of the valleys below. This trail also ties in with Pine Mountain Route and the Burnout Trail.



Pine Mountain Road:This trail is open to all OHV riders, but is best suited for the intermediate and advanced skill levels. The trail borders the Machesna Wilderness and contains one black diamond section called the Stair Steps. This route offers some outstanding vistas of the valleys below and distant Machesna Wilderness.

wineryrover
11-03-2008, 03:45 PM
I am interested. I used to ride dirt bikes and quads on those trails when I lived down there. It would be great to get back out on them.

esteban
11-03-2008, 03:56 PM
Sounds fun! After the holidays though...

PCRover
11-03-2008, 04:51 PM
Sounds good! I would definitely be interested depending on the date.

lutz
11-03-2008, 06:04 PM
I was thinking January or February or wait for spring when it warms up.

esteban
11-03-2008, 06:05 PM
Spring sounds good! My .02.

Disco2Guy
11-03-2008, 09:05 PM
Sweet Lutz!! Count me in for that trip, it sounds like a fun time. After the holidays is a good plan I think too.

Jantiz
11-04-2008, 03:57 AM
I dont get back from Maryland until March. After that, I'd love to go.

monty
11-04-2008, 05:51 AM
looks good. i'm interested too.

Gotrovr
11-04-2008, 07:33 AM
February might be good

btw Lutz, I think I have one of your Motorola FRS radios from October gathering

Phil.
11-04-2008, 09:24 AM
i'm interested. i've got some friends trying to get me out to SLO in early feb too so might combine it into one trip.

DiscoChef
11-04-2008, 12:08 PM
I'm interested too. February sounds good but hopefully it wont coincude with Ron's Shaver Lake Run

astateofmike
11-04-2008, 02:32 PM
I'd like to do a run, date dependant. New kiddo is due early March, so I'll keep watch on the trips and the wife, see if I can swing one last fling.....before I get no sleep for months.

lutz
11-04-2008, 04:04 PM
February works for me. only week i cant do it would be Presidents day weekend.maybe 6 to 8 or 20 to 22.temps are avg 62 during the day and 34 at night.

sasquatch
11-04-2008, 04:21 PM
Niiiiiceee looking trip. Shaver Lake is Numero Uno though!! March might work better.

esteban
11-04-2008, 05:50 PM
Niiiiiceee looking trip. Shaver Lake is Numero Uno though!! March might work better.

X2! March definitely looks better! I have to get my snowboarding fix in feb......:D

RON CT110
11-04-2008, 07:11 PM
I am interested!

Gas prices are down :D and I am sure we can try and squeeze two trips in Feb ("Pismo Surf N Turf" and "Return to Shaver Lake Snow Trip" or we can make Shaver Lake an early March trip to spread the days.

Disco2Guy
11-05-2008, 09:44 AM
Early March for Shaver Lake would be nice. I hope to have the front (and maybe rear bumper) by then. X2 on the gas prices. Last night I saw a Shell station have 91 available for $2.93.

esteban
11-05-2008, 03:10 PM
Front and rear??? Sexy!!

sasquatch
11-05-2008, 04:56 PM
C'mon Steve!!!! I told you that your sig line picture Creeps ME Out!!!!!!!!! Killin' me! :D

esteban
11-05-2008, 07:12 PM
AAAARRRGGGHH! Give me some turkey!!!! I'm not gonna change it till after turkey day. It's a seasonal pic! :D

Jantiz
11-06-2008, 07:13 AM
Deep fry or bust!!!! If you haven't had a deep fried Turkey, you only THINK you know what good turkey tastes like. When you cut into it and the juices come running out, you got you some moist bird!!!

NCLR101
11-14-2008, 02:08 PM
Yep, never been to pismo but heard a great deal about it. Let's do it.

Thommy

RGonzalez
11-15-2008, 06:32 AM
I would be in, also..............

Bgonzo
Bob Gonzalez
2005 LR3

NCLR096
11-16-2008, 02:28 PM
Depending on the dates i am also very intrested

lutz
12-03-2008, 05:51 PM
With Shaver Lake trip on march 6-8.what would be best for everyone before the shaver lake trip say Feb 21-23 or later on in March or April.

I ran the trails a week ago to see the time it would take.

Las Chiches trail:Is the longest due to some over the road travel with a time of 2 and half hours round trip.

Pine Mountain Road:This trail starts on the way back from Las Chiches trail . Never been able to do this trail in full due to my rover doesn't look like she will make up it with out a winch and if you mess up your falling down a cliff..Some pics of a jeep doing it http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/BruceHotAirRubi/?albumview=slideshow

Garcia ridge:This one is a fast trail with it only half mile from camp bout 40min if no spotting is needed.Will need to limit how many truck are on the trail at one time due to there are few trun outs and dead ends.

Disco2Guy
12-03-2008, 07:05 PM
Hmmm, end of March might work. I'm going back to Oh. some time around then but can plan that trip around this, if dates are firmed up soon enough.

esteban
12-04-2008, 02:34 AM
Late march or April would be best for me........

Steve

RON CT110
12-04-2008, 03:40 PM
Late march or April would be best for me........

Steve

Ditto for me late March or April.

In April, Keep in mind some are planning to volunteer for the Nevada Trophy April 17-19th if all works with owner of the event (Enrique is planning this): http://www.offroadexperience.com/nvtr08info.htm

Keep it coming; we're equally excited about Pismo Surf n Turf.

lutz
02-15-2009, 11:39 PM
trip is set march 27-29 check main page for info.Let me know if you have any questions.I also need one or two trail leaders if we have a large turnout.

SLOHybrid
02-23-2009, 08:00 PM
trip is set march 27-29 check main page for info.Let me know if you have any questions.I also need one or two trail leaders if we have a large turnout.

Lutz I am game for being one of the trail leaders?

I am going to practice on Stair Steps a few times to get over it without a winch first .... it is scary when you are on those rocks though;)

Of course not everyone will make it and there is no byway so perhaps we should plan to turn around and head down to La Panza which incidently has a great campground.

We need to update this on the tentative trip schedule too.

lutz
02-23-2009, 08:59 PM
Cool man was looking for someone to run that trail.I haven't done it due to not having a winch.Just let me know when u plan to prerun it im always down.La panza going to be back up campground in case hi mt is close.Check out the nclr home page have a new trail map.

SLOHybrid
02-27-2009, 05:11 PM
Went on Las Chichas up to "Stair Steps" today and there is no way I am doing that it is serious on a scale of 11... so I turned around and went the other way and enjoyed myself with the odd puddle... we could do this section of Las Chichas but I think we should skip it and just focus on Garcia ridge (which is still closed @ the moment)

lutz
02-27-2009, 06:19 PM
yea i didn't think anyone was going to try SS's just to much risk.i thinking will just do the Las Chichas trail then turn around and head to Garcia ridge.Garcia is going to be a fun trail with all this rain.i was up there a few weeks ago in the rain and i barely made it up the steps.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSW0EHuvbJU&feature=channel_page

PCRover
02-27-2009, 07:27 PM
That looks like a fun trail! Are there more like that?

SLOHybrid
02-27-2009, 08:12 PM
Garcia Ridge and Las Chichas which includes the famous Stair Steps is the best we have in them there Pozo Hills for 4wd but if you are into dirt biking it goes on forever... but we also have the great Pozo saloon here that is over 150 years old we must visit:)

lutz
02-27-2009, 10:08 PM
i might go up to Garcia before the trip and do some trimming so we can do the whole trail.Also the road to pismo should have the stream crossings going

SLOHybrid
03-01-2009, 05:27 PM
I have tried to go up Garcia Ridge but for the past 2 weeks it has been closed... SLO 4 Wheelers plans on going up next weekend or the following.

There is a bitchin MTB trail on High mtn if anyone is intersted so bring the bikes and plenty of poison oak gard:)

Lutzi lets go

lutz
03-01-2009, 05:29 PM
i'm going on the shaver lake trip next week :(

SLOHybrid
03-01-2009, 05:35 PM
Oh! well .... I hate snow
If I go I will let you know

How about in the week??

lutz
03-01-2009, 05:41 PM
yea anytime during the week is good for me.bizz is slow right now and dont do tours in the rain.

PCRover
03-01-2009, 10:13 PM
Mtn Bike trail? Got any pic's or links to info on it?

The Saloon sounds like fun, it is near the planned Campground?

lutz
03-01-2009, 11:26 PM
yea the saloon is 4 miles from camp and on the way to Las Chicas trail.i know of Rinconada trail but I'm sure there's more.http://mountainbikeslocounty.com/?cat=19

SLOHybrid
03-11-2009, 09:58 PM
Getting closer:)

Who's going

RGonzalez
03-12-2009, 10:42 AM
Can't make it after all..............

Bob